Manhattanville (Purchase, NY) - The definition of the word Gatsby is feeling extravagant and stylish.  With new uniforms in tow the Red Dragon men said "they were feeling a bit Gatsbyish today".  They rolled into Manhattanville College playing them for the first time ever and left town with an 8-1 victory.  The score of the match did not reflect the competitive nature of the contest.

Beginning in doubles senior Marco Ammirati (Huntington/Huntington) and junior Riley Smith (Westhampton Beach/Westhampton Beach) jumped out to a quick break of serve and it held up on route to an 8-6 triumph in the first flight.  The second doubles tandem of freshmen Jacob Dornsife and sophomore Matthew Reinhold (New Windsor/Newburgh Free Academy) were dominant jumping out to a 7-3 lead.  Manhattanville broke serve twice to draw even at 7-7.  However, the Red Dragon duo playing together for the first time regained composure and held on to win 8-7 (7-4).  The newly united pair of junior Ben Cohen (Dresher, PA/Upper Dublin) and sophomore Dalton Capobianco (Daniel Island, SC/SC Connections Charter School) were never really threatened and were resounding victors with a score of 8-2.

A 3-0 lead into the singles frame held up as Ammirati in first singles went on to win the first set in a tiebreaker and a break of serve in set number two holding in a  7-6, 6-4 battle.  The number two player Capobianco split sets in a very close clash with the Red Dragon coming out on top 6-2, 5-7 (11-9).  The third flight making his singles debut for Oneonta Dornsife played the big points well and secured a 6-3, 7-5 match.  Fifth singles senior Alexander Reiley (Manorville/Eastport) played a close first set and came out on top then stepped up his quality and shutout his opponent in the second set on route to 6-4, 6-0 conquest.  Senior Kiran Narsipur (Ossining/Ossining) brought home the last victory on the day for Oneonta going onto a straight set win 6-4, 6-1 clinching an 8-1 win for Oneonta.

The next match for the Red Dragon men is on Sunday, October 6th at 1 PM verse Baruch College at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow, NY.